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Dr Louise Dash

@louisedash.bsky.social

Physicist, educator, and general nerd. Recovering musician, Cornish diaspora, knitter.

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Dean of the Dead The wind howls outside the arts building, drowning out the sound of the approaching deans. We don’t know exactly where they are. The Porcupine and ...

"We're forty strong, the last holdfast of humanity against the gathering administrative flood. Forty full-timers and adjuncts combined, music professors, theater professors, dance professors."

30.10.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Hey! I really felt the weight of everything last week, and I wanted a way to talk through it... so I've been working on (maybe the first???) choose your own adventure game set up directly *in* Bluesky. And here it is!

Would you like to visit the Garden of Fortune with me?

Enter the garden.

05.05.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 778    πŸ” 409    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 83
Microsoft Forms

Two weeks until abstract submissions for #ViCEPHEC25 close on Friday May 9th!

Available formats: Talks, Lightning Talks, Workshops, Posters, Lab Sessions.

Email vicephec25@liverpool.ac.uk if you need to ask questions before submitting through the portal. forms.microsoft.com/Pages/Respon...

24.04.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just deactivated my (dormant for several months) Twitter account. Expected to feel sad, after 15 years there, but actually just feel a sense of relief.

20.11.2024 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Too many physicists spoil the broth… – Physics Higher Education Research

In case you haven't seen it yet, the PER-HE resource looks great, and I love the "nuggets" of wisdom - this from Alex Crombie (not on bsky yet?) giving yet another reason for an interdisciplinary approach to physics teaching per-he.org/too-many-phy... #PER #PhysicsEducationResearch

15.10.2024 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the Petition If you are reading this right now, it's probably because of Chemistry at the University of Hull. Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) were a huge advancement in technology, that kicked off the flat screen r...

Help us ChemSky with halting the Closure of Chemistry Department at University of Hull

www.change.org/p/halt-the-c...

12.09.2024 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

In Physics satellite meeting they said informal gathering in Wates House, food until 8:30, bar until midnight

28.08.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ViCEPHEC24 Proudly hosted by the University of Surrey

On my way to #vicephec #vicephec24 looking forward to the highlight of my year! vicephec24.wordpress.com

28.08.2024 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‹ Thanks for all your work Trish!

25.08.2024 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello! Have been lurking here for a bit but now going to dip my toes in - so far this place feels quite like the bird place felt when I joined there in (gulp) 2009.

15.08.2024 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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